Monthly Archives: August 2012

Fantastic Friday: More like the fantastic 99 percent

Posted on August 31, 2012 by Mac McEntire

  Re-reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. Issue #9 is one of the most famous in the series’ history, because of how silly it is. The splash page features Namor, all alone in his undersea lair, watching the … Continue reading →

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Ten cent movies: The Head

Posted on August 30, 2012 by Mac McEntire

A while back, I spent a whopping $5 on a 50-movie DVD set, Sci-fi Invasion. That adds up to 10 cents per movie. Today we’re going back to 1959 for the black-and-white midnight movie The Head. No, it’s not the MTV … Continue reading →

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Ten cent movies: Brain Twisters

Posted on August 27, 2012 by Mac McEntire

A while back, I spent a whopping $5 on this 50-movie set, Sci-fi Invasion. That adds up to 10 cents per movie. So, let’s watch these things and see whether each one was worth so steep a cost. I’ll be … Continue reading →

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Fantastic Friday: All the world’s a stage, and we’re merely puppets

Posted on August 24, 2012 by Mac McEntire

Re-reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. Issue eight introduces one of the most important supporting characters in the comic’s history. The story begins at FF headquarters, where Mr. Fantastic is not letting Ben inside the lab. Ben thinks … Continue reading →

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Fantastic Friday: Planet X is lovely in the springtime

Posted on August 17, 2012 by Mac McEntire

Re-reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. Last issue took our heroes into space, and now, in issue seven, it’s back into space again. The issue starts with our introduction to the villain of the week/month, Kurrgo, the master … Continue reading →

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Fantastic Friday: Super villain team-up

Posted on August 10, 2012 by Mac McEntire

Re-reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. Before there were crossovers, there were team-ups. Issue number six brings us the first villain team-up in the FF’s history, with the baddies we just met in the previous two issues Once … Continue reading →

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Fantastic Friday: DOOOOOM!!!

Posted on August 3, 2012 by Mac McEntire

Re-reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. We’re up to issue #5, the debut of the book’s biggest, baddest bad guy. The first page illustrates (heh) everything we need to know about Dr. Doom, and what makes him such … Continue reading →

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